WATCH: Deer leaps through window at Mass. high school, causing a stir

Friday

May 10, 2019 at 3:17 PMMay 10, 2019 at 3:24 PM

A deer leaped through a window at a Worcester, Mass., high school Friday afternoon, creating a stir as student let out for the day.

The deer, one of three seen earlier on the grounds of Doherty Memorial High School, was contained to an office area. It broke at least two of its legs after jumping into the school’s main office window, according to Lt. Sean Murtha, a police department spokesman.

It was suffering, and animal control removed the deer from the building and euthanized it in a private area, Lt. Murtha said.

Three gunshots could be heard from inside the building.

Annette Novia, a data entry clerk with the school, said she was making copies in the main office and was headed back to her office when she saw a deer jump through her window.

“I took off,” Mrs. Novia said. “My principal closed the door and trapped it in the office.”

“He was jumping everywhere,” she said.

The incident occurred as students were getting on buses. Dismissal is at 1:45 p.m.

Student Jessica Vu, a Doherty junior, said that as she and classmates finished testing for an AP exam they were told to walk out through the gymnasium because of an emergency.

A friend of Jessica’s sent her a video of a deer while it was in front of the school.

In the parking lot, the window of a woman’s SUV was shattered. The woman confirmed that a deer had struck her car, but declined further comment.